Roadside Station Seseragi-Sato Kamitsue

If you want to go out to the mountain village in Oku-Hita
The cool and refreshing taste of the mountains is also available as a souvenir!

The location is pleasant with the murmuring of the nearby Kawahara River. It opened on the site of the closed Kawahara Elementary School and rebuilt its product center in March 2022. The produce center offers freshly harvested vegetables such as horseradish, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and wild vegetables in spring, eggplants, tomatoes, cucumbers, and other summer vegetables in summer, chestnuts and rice in fall, and persimmons in winter. In particular, wasabi (horseradish), which is said to be produced in the largest quantity in Kyushu, and wild boar meat and other game species are specialties of the area. The meat of wild boars raised in the mountains, which are rich in nature and eat nuts, does not have a bad smell. Try it for yourself.

Map of Michi no Eki Seseragi-Sato Kamitsue

Michi no Eki Seseragi-Sato Kamitsue Gourmet Information

Local product: horseradish

The Tsue district (former Maetsue-cho, former Nakatsue-mura, and former Kamitsue-cho), located in western Oita Prefecture, began producing wasabi in 1981, taking advantage of the cool climate, abundant cedar forests, and steep terrain. Although there is only one type of wasabi, different cultivation methods produce leaf wasabi, flower wasabi, sawa wasabi, and house wasabi grown in greenhouses. In addition to being used as wasabi paste and pickled ingredients, "leaf wasabi" and "hana wasabi" are sold as seasonal foods. It is now a specialty of the Tsue area and a representative production area in Kyushu.

Around Roadside Station Seseragi-Sato Kamitsue

Fishing Park Katsue

If you want to have fun in the area

This is a spot for easy and realistic rainbow trout mountain stream fishing. Bait (salmon roe) and fishing rods are available for rent, so you don't need to bring anything. There are log cabin pensions, private log cabins with bathrooms, toilets, and kitchens, cottages, and tent-side accommodations. In addition, there is a 2-km walking trail in the "primeval zelkova forest.

Uetsue Rhododendron Garden

If you want to have fun in the area

On a slope of about 6,000 tsubo (about 7,000 m2), 20,000 rhododendrons and 3,000 three-leaf azaleas from Japan and overseas bloom. The owner of the garden originally planted the rhododendrons in his garden after they were cut down due to the Japanese cedar afforestation policy. He teaches visitors how to cultivate rhododendrons and sells them. There is an old rhododendron tree on the grounds that is over 350 years old, as well as a small "god's dwelling waterfall. Be careful when driving here, as the road is narrow and you may have to pass each other. The best time to view the rhododendrons is usually from mid-April to early May, about a month.